The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-03-24

ton in such village or CITY next ensuing after
the date OF Snch licenses
SEC. 1. Nothing herein contained shall be con.
strued As affecting or repeating the local option
provlsO of section one ID Of CHAPTER sixteen llG)
of The General Statutes of 1873, the local op-
ton provisions Of section As OF chapter lI5 Of
General Laws OF 1855.
SEC. >. All acts and parts of acts inconsist-
ent with this act are hereby repealed.
SEC. q. THIS act shall take effect and be in
force from and after July LIST, 1857.
Approved Feb. 10th. 1887.
AN ACT to amend chapter sixteen, General Stat
utes 1878. relating TO intoxicating liuuors.
Be- it enacted by the Legislature OF the State Of
Minnesota:
SECTION L. That section ten of said chapter
be amended so as to read as follows: Section
10. 1t shall bc unlawful for any person to sell,
give. barter, furn sh or dispose of, il any man
ner. either directly or indirectly, or by agent.
employees or otherwise. any sprituous, vinous,
Tor any purpose whatever. to any minor person,
or to any student or pupil in any public school,
seminary, academy or other institution of learn
ing in this state, or to any habitual drUnkard or
Incorporate drinker of Intoxicating liquors, or
to any intoxicated person: and any person vio-
lating any of the foregoing provisions of this
section shall be guilty OF a misdemeanOr and on
convict ion thereof by any court having juris(ic-
tion. shall be punished by fine of not less than
dollars and costs of prosecution, by impris-
onment in the county Jail not less than thirty
nor more than ninety days, or until such fine
and costs are paid. not exceeding ninety days:
and any parent, husband wife, child. guardian,
master or employer, or relation OF any person
who is u habtual drunkard or an Incorporate
drinker Of intoxicating liquors. any one who
Is annoyed or injured by means Of the continued
lntoxicatiOn OF such drunkard Incorporate
drinkcr. or any parent, master, guardian, rela-
tive or employer Of any minor person, may give
notice in writing signed by him or her. to any
person, forbidding him from directly or indi-
rectly furnishing any such habtual drunkard.
notice with any kind of Intoxicating liquors;
and it within one year after such no.
tice, in cases OF habitual drunkards and
MINORS and any time before such minor person
shall become Of full age. any one to whom such
notice was given. sells, gives away, or furnishes
directly Or indirectly. or causes to be furnished.
any Intoxicating liquor to the person named in
such notice. he shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor. and. upon conviction thereof by any
court having jurisdiction, shall be punished by
fine not less than fifty dolla,s more than one
hundred dollars. and by imprisonment in the
county Jail for not less than thirty days nor
more than ninety days: and in case OF default in
dtion to the time OF imprisonment fixed by
its judgment. commit such person to
the county Jail until such fine is
any person can be committed to the
county Jail under the provisions OF this section
not to exceed ninety days, and the license of
such person shall be revoked as hereinafter
stated. All the provisions Of this section shall
also apply to municipal corporations anything
in the charters or ordinances thereof to the con-
1aarS Any person WIG shall
OF Intoxicating liquors, habitual drunkard, or
minor, knowing them ODE such. with money or its
drunkard, Incorporate drinker, minor or other
person for him any Intoxicating liquor, shall be
guilty of misdemeanor. and upon conviction
shall be punished by fine of not less that TWENTY
five nor more than one hundred dollars, together
with costs of prosecution, or ty imprisonment in
the county Jail for not less than twenty nor
more than ninety days, and in case OF default in
payment OF any fine. until such fine and costs
are paid, not exceeding ninety days 1t shall be
unlawful Tor any person IN any city, village,
nish or dispose ofin any manner, either directlv
Ortlndrectly.s or by agent, emplOye, or other
wise. any Intoxicating liquor in any quantity
or on any general or special election days: and
all places where the sale of Intoxicating liquors
shall he licensed, under the provisions of any
law or ordinance, shalt be closed during all hours
OF every Sabbath day, and Of every general Or
special election day: and any person violating
any OF the provisions of this section shall be
e guilty Of Of misdemeanor and on conviction
punished by fine Of not less than thirty dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars and costs of
prosecution, and by imprisonment in the county
Jail not less than ten days nor more than thirty
DAYS.
Sec 2. That section eleven Of said chapter
be amended by adding thereto the following:
and III all prosecutions in this state for the sale
OF spirituous vinOus, fermented or malt liquors
without license therefor proof that the ac-
cused has paid the United States revenue tax for
malt liquors, or has procured a receipt for such
payment covering the time in which it is alleged
the accused has sold without license shall be
prima facie evidence that the accused has sold
such liquor: and in all such prosecutions proof
that the receipt aforesaid is found or posted up
on the premises in which it is alleged such sale
person or persons doing business upon said
premises, either as principal, agent, proprietor,
clerk or bartender, is selling such liquor Pro-
vided that the provisions of this section shall
not apply to druggists engaged in the business
OF compromising and dispensing medicines upon
prescription:
amended so as to read as follows Section L.
That in all cases where any person is convicted
in any court OF selling or furnishing intoxicat-
ing liquor to minor, habitual drunkard or in
temperate person after written notice as afore-
said his license shall thereupon become forfeited
and void and thereafter he shall be liable for all
penalties for selling liquor, the same as any
person selling without a license
SEC. 4. That said chapter 1G be further
amended by adding thereto the following new
Sec "a. 1t shall not be lawful for any person
to Keep any bagatelle or card or any other kind
OF table whatsoever, except billiard and pool
tables, or to allow the same to be kept III any
room where any Of the liquors mentioned in this
act are licensed to be sold, or may be sold or
kept for sale, or to allow any games at cards.
throwing OF dice. or any other game of any kind
or nature whatsoever to be played in such room,
Any person violating any of the provisions Of
this section shall be guilty OF misdemeanor.
and upon conviction thereof shall be punished
by a fine not less than ten nor more than fifty
dollars. The provisions OF this section shall
also apply and be in force in all municipal cor
pOrations.
Sec. 20. That no person shall in any manner
De protected by any permit. or license issued BY
the county commissioners or by the authorities
OF any city, village or other municipal CORPORA
ton, unless he shall have paid the full amount
required by the law or ordinance under which
such license is granted, and no license shall
have any force or effect unless the llcensee shall
have paid therefor a sum equal to the minimum
rate fixed by the laws of this state for the town.
village. borough or city where the same il
granted. All licenses granted by said county
commissioners, or the authorities of any town
village, borough or city in this state, shall be
posted up in the room where such business ia
done. and shall distinctly state the amount paid
therefor
Sec- 26. All licenses issued by the county
commissioners, or bv the authorities
OF any city. town, borough, village or
other municipal corporation. for the sale Of
intoxicating liquors, shall contain description
OF the premises and room where such liquors are
licensed to be sold: and any person SO licensed
who shall SELL barter or give away any intoxi-
eating liquors outside Of OF in any place other
than the room SO named shall be guilty OF mis-
demeanor, and shall tie liable to all the penalties
PROVIDED IN this act or under any law of this
Sec. q. When any person holding license
for the sale of Intoxicating liqaors is Convicted
OF the violation OF any law relating to the bust
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